Jeff Probst Says He’s ‘Proud’ After ‘Survivor’ Scores Four Emmy Nominations 

The race towards the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which celebrates the best-of-the-best in television, is officially on after Entertainment Weekly published the official nominee lists on July 15. While hugely popular scripted series like “Severance” and “The White Lotus” were celebrated in the recent nominations, so were reality TV programs like “The Traitors,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and, back on the list after a notable 2024 absence, “Survivor.”

The 48th season of the long-running reality competition series, which aired its finale back in May, scored “Survivor” an impressive four 2025 Emmy Award nominations –a feat that longtime host Jeff Probst said he’s “proud” to accept. 

Probst Celebrates ‘Survivor’s’ Return to the Emmy Awards

“On behalf of our entire crew, we’re incredibly grateful for this Emmy nomination!” said Probst in an Instagram post after the nominees were announced on Tuesday. “We’re always striving to elevate the format, push boundaries with our storytelling and celebrate the authentic, relatable moments of the amazing players who take on the ‘Survivor’ adventure!”

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The post was accompanied by a slideshow of photos from the set of “Survivor 48,” including snaps of contestant Eva Erickson, who brought Probst to tears for the first time in series history as she opened up about playing the game as an autistic person. While the entire cast, including winner Kyle Fraser, as well as players like Joe Hunter and Kamilla Karthigesu who will join Fraser on the forthcoming “Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans,” Erickson’s vulnerability likely went a long way towards scoring Season 48 its Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program.” 

“I’m so proud of everyone on our team,” Probst added. 

‘Survivor’ Faces Still Competition in Four Emmys Categories

In the “Outstanding Casting” category, “Survivor” is joined by reality series like “The Amazing Race,” “Love on the Spectrum,” “Queer Eye” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” with nominations for both “Survivor” and “TAR” being attributed to CBS reality casting director Jesse Tanembaum. 

“Survivor” similarly ousted “The Voice” from its reigning spot in the “Outstand Reality Competition Program” category. Despite not making the list last year, “Survivor” earned its very first “Outstanding Competition Program” Emmy back in 2003. The series continued to collect Emmys throughout its early years before dipping out of critical acclaim. After 17 years off the ballot, “Survivor” returned to the Emmy Awards in 2023, though the show once again failed to score any nominations in 2024. 

“The Amazing Race” Season 37, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 17, “Top Chef” Season 22, and “The Traitors” Season 3 also earned coveted nominations for “Outstanding Reality Competition” this year. 

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Jeff Probst similarly scored his own Emmy nomination for his work as the host of “Survivor 48.” He’s joined in the “Outstanding Host” category by Alan Cumming (“Traitors”), RuPaul (“Drag Race”), Kristen Kish (“Top Chef”), and “Shark Tank’s” seven-person host

Finally, “Survivor” received an Emmy nomination for its cinematography, provided by the show’s three Directors of Photography, Scott Duncan, Peter Wery and Russ Fill.